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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
A Suggestion.

In his letter of inaniry regarding Ari- zona, published in tie Citizen, H. E.. Waterberry, of San Buenaventura, makes the following good suggestions: II would say that if the people of Ari- zona have anything of decent country and care to have outsiders join with them in develop they must adver- tise 1t. Pesrle must know something about It before venturing in. Let them know the altitude of your most important towns, timber area, if any, amount of land subject to pre-emption under the land laws of the country, the locality of your land offices, the temperature of heat and cold, the frequency of frosts, if any depths of snow, if any, quality and quantity of crops that can be raised, if any, the fruits raised, if any, and the wages paid to the various classes of me- chanics, provided there be need for such people in the territory. Advertise your country if you want it to increase its population, and prosperity to attend its growth"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
Bold but Foolish Robbers.

On Thursday afternoon of last week, Mexican freighter named Para was about three miles south of Wilcox, gathering his horses, when he was talk en captive by six well-armed and mount ed Mexicans, who took from him two horses. Para pleaded with his captors to return him his animals, telling them that he was poor man, and they finally agreed-after keeping him until about eleven o'clock at night-to let him have them on condition that he would come to Wilcox and buy them some ammunition, Para, on arriving in town, at once re- ported what had taken place, and sev- eral Mexicans went out after the rob- bers, but could not find them. The fol lowing day, Friday, two of the thieve es came into Wilcox afoot, presumably in search of their former captive and am- intuition, aud were arrested by MT. H. L. Kemp, after spirited chase. These two men who gave the names of Telsforo Chavez and Jesus Cervantes, had an ex- animation before Justice Nichols, and were held to await the action of the Grand Jury on the charge of attempt to commit grand larceny. The other four Mexicans escaped. The two men arrest ed had cached their saddles, firearms, etc., in the sand-hills near Mir Hams rsnch, and they were found and brought to town by Mir. Kemp. Their actions proved them ''bold, bad men," but very foolish. Wilcox Stockman.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

IRE assurance given to Sheriff Fryer by Governor Zulick that all the Indians against whom warrants were issred and who have taken refuge on the reservation will be turned over to the civil authori- ties inspires a hope that the laws were not enacted for amusement solely and that the time has arrived when an Indian citizen IS to be subjected to the same penalties for crimes committed as white man. The conviction and imprisonment in the penitentiary of one of the A pache, -Gaza Klee-for term of one year fol grand larceny, is a novel but wholesome departure from all previous customs, anC it looks as if the 6imness of the civil au thorities will remedy the many evils grow ing out of the hArboring of a band of hos tile Indians so near the white settlers, il lasting, expeditions and bloodless man ner.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
Two of Ortune's FavOPftes
 HJppy.

Mrs. Henry Helfrich, at GA Shipley St., San Francisco, said: "Yes, indeed, it is true, my husband won $2, ,000 in The Louisiana State Lottery drawing of the 9th ut. and we are both very glad of it.
 My husband has bought nice little property on Turk St., where we intend to live in a short time." He is foreman confectioner of Messrs. Schroth & Wes- terfeld. He confirmed his wife's state- ment. He had never expected such a stroke of good as this. After consider able difficulty in finding William Dow ling, workman in the employ of tn e Oakland Gas Company, he said: "Yes, when the list was published looked fol my ticket and sound it crumpled up into ball in one corner of my vest pocket. I unrolled it and compared it with the list, when, for a moment, l thought must be drunk or crazy, but when looked again I found that was right and my number had got me $2,O00." He il said by his employers and fellow work
 men to be an honest, hard-working man, and all seem to rejoice at his good for
 tune.-San Francisco (Cal. Call, Sept. g
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE United States grand jury at Tue son that indicted Geronimo for murder ought to be placed on trial for treason, in the opinion of this mighty government of the people, by the people and against the people. Geronimo is said to be con- tent with his quarters and several wives, and to break in upon the felicity of the nation guest IS regarded as too inhospit- able an act to be permitted. The civil law, the highest authority in the land, must be made subordinate to the auto cratic dictation of the person chosen to faithfully execute those laws. Surely there is something out of joint in this conflict between civil law and it's martial coadjutor, and when the hand of justice is stayed at the command of temporal power the sanctity of the law is brought conspicuously into contempt. The whole force of the government should, if neces- sary, to assist in the execution of the civil law no matter what difficulties or favor hedge the object of its visitation. What glorious achievement it would be for our government to protect it's own citizens subjected to indignitjes in foreign countries with the zeal shown towagd. the old Apache upon whose head lies the blood of hundreds of innocent people.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE Arizona Industrial Exposition is raging with full force this week, at Phe- nix, pumpkins, horse races and all. The exposition has grown, or rather subsided, to be local exhibit of products, and it is no flattery to say that the Salt River val ley to-day can make a larger, better and more varied display of products than the whole Territory combined could make 6 few years ago. The Fair attracts many people to Phenix and it's effect will be tc cause some of them to remain there.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THERE is now no longer doubt that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail road company have absorbed the Narrow Gauge road running northward from Tue 0 n, for the purpose of making it link ill the Mineral Belt road. The change in the gauge necessarily requires modi- hcation of the route selected because of the heavy grades and sharp curves among the Pinal mountains A narrow gauge could easily ascend by the route surveyed but the difficulties are too great for a standard gauge road. Therefore a de- 6ection will probably be made to the east or the west. If the easterly course is selected the road will necessarily ap- proach so closely to Benson that connec- tion with the Sonora road will be made at that place instead of returning and traversing the Santa Cruz valley. Fol these reasons we are led to hope for more westerly route, touching Florence. | this course has not been already decided upon proper effort on the part of oul people can likely bring it about withou difficulty. It is at least worth trying anC if success is achieved the Gila valley vii boom with life and progress.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE fact that an indictment has been fosnd by the grand Jury of Pinal County against Es-kim-in-zin, the American citi- zen of Apache blood, is not calculated to increase that old murderer's love and respect for the white people. He is a fugitive from justice and has practically renouncsd his faith in the civilization that has so nearly put him into the pen itentiary "Skim" will doubtless draw his full ration at San Carlos hereafter.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

WE reproduce that portion of the speech of Governor Zulick, delivered at the opening of the Fair at Phenix, treat ing of Arizona and it's wide variety of resources. It is worthy of careful peru sal by every one who feels an interest in this Territory, for it is truthful state meut. Eastern people can scarcely real ize the fact that the soil of southern Arizona, bathed as il is in a food of per petual sunshine, produces several crops per year from the same ground, each one of which is far more profitable than that for which they toll whole year. They hardly credit the stories of the wonder, of this marvellous land when the chance to meet such statements ill they news. papers and they want more convincing proofs of chem. To such doubting ones the semi-official pledge of the chief ex. ecutive of the Territory is given tha the truth has been told, just as he reiter ates it in happy terms. The address i indeed worthy of perusal
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE Phenix Herald announces that the manager of the Maricopa and Phe- nix railrord has received orders to sur vey the route between Tempe and Globe for the extension of this road to meet the Mineral Belt road. The route to be selected will likely follow up the course of Salt river towards Tonto Basin until the Mineral Belt road is intersected. The only other available route traverses the Gila valley passing through the Deer Creek coal-felds and into Globe from the south.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
WITH such q grand soil as the GiIa val

WITH such grand soil as the Gila val ley possesses, together with abundant water for irrigation and climate that has no superior in the world, the future of this section is one of the most bril- liant promise. But in order to bring about the happy results we all hope for we must lay before the eastern people an array of facts that will command their consideration. They are now utterly oblivious to the wonderful advantages and marvellous resources of Southern Ar izona, and unless we take some m measures to enlighten them they are likely to re- main so. We must tell them something about the capabilities of the soil; the area of land available for irrigation and it's cost; the peculiarities of the climate; the price of products of the farm and or chard; the cost of labor and many other items of information that will give them an idea of the place and its resources. The bare assertion of the truth in this respect by newspaper scarcely ever reaches the readers in whose minds it would excite first incredulity and then inquiry, unless special care is taken to send abroad great numbers of copies to points not usually reached by its cir culation. The constant subscriber grows familiar with the recital of the wonders of our country, but even he is prone tc believe that serious draw backs exist that are studiously avoided by the printer. The association of the leading citizens fo1 the purpose of giving authoritative ex- pression to the facts concerning our val. ley is one of the necessities of the pres ent time and we trust that our people are sufficiently wide awake to their own in terests to combine in an effort to let the world know that the Gila valley is the only original and genuine Garden oi Eden.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

Ar last a brace of train robbers have met the fate they have toyed with for so long time, and the charm is broken. Messenger J. E. Smith, of Wells, Fargo X Co., Express, whose route is from Fl Paso eastward on the Galveston, Harris burg & San Antonio railroad, is the hero of this latest exploit and two dead rob- bers are the tangible evidence of his un- erring aim. Were there few more such plucky messengers the dangers surround Ing the "profession" would be too great for the comfort of the disciples of Jesse James and the business would soon lapse into ''innocuous desutude."
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

Professor E. w. Stewart says: "When beef animal is taken of grass to fatten, the flesh is diluted with a considerable amount of water. This water must be replaced with fat before there is any gain in weight; and this often requires three or four weeks feeding, which is a considerable item of expense in DIG ing the animals for market. If stall fed animal is turned out to grass in the spring, this is quite reversed. The fat of the stall-fed animal is simply diluted with water for several weeks. The gain in weight is very rapid often four or five pounds per day. This point, according to Professor Stewart, is often not under stood by feeders, and explains the diff culty of working on small margin. There should be an advance of from one-half to two cents a pound over the purchase price to afford proper profit to the feeder.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
PApsoNs. the anarchist. who.s breed

PARSONS, the anarchist, whose creed was the abolishment of the constitution and the laws of this country, now appeals to Governor Ogelsby of Ohio, to save his neck. He says: "I demand my right, my lawful, constitutional, natural in- alienable right to liberty" Parsons is rather inconsistent in this extremity of his unnecessary existence.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

MAEY strangers are seen upon the streets, making quiet inquiry for eligible properties with view to investment. Affairs have not yet assumed the phase of regular bloom" but there is legiti mate activity inaugurated, based upon the merits of the properties surrounding Florence. The boom will come when the procr estimating investors have missed many brlllia mt opportunities and find but few V ho care to sell.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE year 1888 ought to be good year for it will contain 6fty-three Sundays, but it will more likely be blue year on account of it's fifty three Mondays.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

THE six Indians brought down from Dudleyville by the sheriff's posse have all been convicted. One of them who plead ed guilty of grand larceny was sentenc- ed to one year in the penite ntiary, and the remaining five, convicted of resisting an officer are to be sentenced to- day. They will likely receive light penalty but sufficiently severe to teach them to respect and fear the civil law. The ef- forts of Sheriff Fryer have relieved the settlers along the San Pedro of heavy weight of oppression and apprehension, for those of Els kim -in-zins band that are not imprisoned for their crimes have taken up permanent abode on the res ervation and the medium through which hostile bands have been kept supplied . with ammunition and information ha. been broken up, forever let us hope.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
Churches.

Assumption of the B. V. Catholic Church, Rev. J Monfort, pastor Sundays and festi- vals of oblig ation, mass, S30. Prayers, Ben ediction of the Holy Sacrame nt, 6 p. m.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22

Drew & Bamrick are the mail contract ors to Silver King and Pinal The best stock and quickest time made.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-10-22
Notice.

My wife, Trinidad Warner, (by advice of her near relations and dear friends) has left my bed and board without cause 1 will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my said wife. F. c. WARNER.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25

The great plateau between the Rocky
Mountains and the Sierras, comprising
the territory Of Utah and the state of Ne
vada, is apparently destined to become
the greatest cattle range in the country.
Already immense tracts Of land, some
embracing nearly $50, 900 acres, have
been purchased, and owners of large
herds in Texas and other southwestern
states arc looking for ranges in this wide
section of natural pasture land. The
pressure of settlers who wish to engage
in agriculture and found homes upon tho
lands in the great fertile plains of the
West and South has been to crowd out
the cattle kings who have for years mo-
nopolizcd the largest part Of the States
which by nature arc better fitted for the
raising of crops han for tho pasturage
of herds. Thus there has begun a he
gira of cattlcmcn toward tho west,
which bids fair to aid materially in the
development Of those great sections Of
our country that have hitherto been left
almost exclusively in the hands of In
dians and pcripatctic gold hunters.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
The Spanish Onion.

The onion, says Alfred Trumbuil in
the New York NeWs, is rs staple n COM
cstiblc in Spain and in the south of
France as the bcefstcak is in New York.
10 judge from the frequency OF its APP
pcarancc at the street fruit stands, it is
getting to be popular here, too. For
mcrly, when I had a fancy for n Bohc-
minn supper of Spanish onion and cheese,
l had to search the town for the vcgc-
table concomitant to my feast. Now
every Italian harrow man and corner
curbstonc merchant displays it as part of
his stock, and it is as common ut tn.
most ~pretcntious fruitcrcrs' as pears or
pippins. The Spanish onion varies in
size from that Of q base ball to a baby's
head, and the bigger it is the sweeter it
is. 1t requires some education and plcn-
ty Of salt to be able to cat it like an
apple, as the Spaniards do, but it is,
cven to the uninitiatcd, n not unsavory
morsel, and is specially popular with
people who suffer from 'sleeplcssness.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
"Carnt.V

This term was derived from the name
OF the seeds from the Abyssinian coral
flower or coral tree. These, ''K" is in
formed, were very small and very equal in
size, and were formerly used in weigh
ing gold and precious stones. Hence,
carat has become the name of the weight
used 10y jewellers for weighing precious
stones, and the word is also used to in.
d:catc the proportion of pure gold pre-
sent in any alloy of that metal. As a
weight fordiamonds, tho carat represents
l-G Troy grains, and is divided into
fourths Cor carat grains), as we'll as into
elghths, sixtccnths, thirty-seconds and
slXty-fourths. In regard to gold, the
word carat represents no absolute weight,
but only Il ratio or proportion. Gold is
never used for coinage, jewclry, etc., in
Il pure state; it is alleged with a coarseI
metal, sometimes with copper and silver,
ana sometimes with copper alone, TO,
the purpose Of working, and to secure
the necessary hardness. TO indicate the
proportion Of pure gold in any metal
thus alleged, the metal is divided into
twcnt.y-four parts or c%arats; twcn:y-four
cara's meaning pure gold, and any less
number of carats meaning the fraction
or proportion of gold to be found in the
alloy. Sterling gold (hc gold of British
colnagc) contains twenty-five parts OF
gold and two parts Of alloy; 1t is there.
tore said to be twenty-five carats fine"
or cog carat gold" The lower stand.
aro' used Tor watch cases, jewelry, etc.,
contains eighteen parts of gold, and
SIX parts Of alloy; it is therefore called
'lS-carat gold" But a much larger pro.
porto Of alloy i, often introduced into
gold represented as standard - thus we
have fifteen, twelve and even 9-carat
gold.- C~ulticatoy.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25

In one Of her letters from Mexico Fan.
mic Is. Wardc says: Beside the steam
car transit, n small pile trcstle bridge.
which is used also as a highway fol-
wagons and pedestrians, connects the
two El Pasos by horse car line. It i.
difficult to realize that in merely eros
sing that narrow, yellow and insignif-
can't looking stream we bid ''adios" to
the land of the stars and stripes, its laws
and its protection, and plunge into a
country us old as Egypta That five
minutes ride transports us into another
world, as it werc-into the land of a 70.
mantle race, whose civilization, cocval
with the palmicst days of Persia, par
takes strangely Of the Orient. The Mex
lean side Of the Rio Grandc shows more
foliage, flowers, orchards, gardens--a
striking and pleasant contrast after the
deserts We have passed; and still more
pleasing to eyes that have become weary
of mushroom palaces and freshly painted
smartncss are the old gray walls and
softcncd tints-thc indcscribable air Of
rest and reposc that we'll becomes a coun.
try which was hoary with antiquity before
oar lusty infant, the United States, was
born.
The Mexican E! Paso, though called
the "twin" OF the opposite town, is at
least Il centuery older, but is considered
by the time worn ncighborin; Villages as
a prccocious young tledgling, barely out
of the shell. 1t has a population of about
1000, and is distinguished from its
American sister by the words del Norte
-"of the North" Strolling over the
place one sees few signs of the alleged
progress of these latter days.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
Youthful CandOr.

Lirtlc julia is not given 10 caresscs.
When she kisses the members of her
family goodnight it is with a business
air Of determination to get the matter off
her mind as soon rs possible. Oc-
casionally she desccnds from her princess
manner to bestow an embrace upon some
favored person, especially if her admira-
ton is touched as well as her affection.
A few evenings ago her aunt was ready
to 60 to a party at the house of a lady
whom Julia likes very much, a house
which she is very fond of visiting. ooh!
auntie," she said, hanging about her
aunt, kissing her and petting her, show
sweet you look! Oh! 1 love you so, I
wish you were me and I was you."
"You little darling" responded the
young lady, quite touched by her beau
tiful i%nfantilc altruism, ''what makes
you wish thatT" "Bccause," said Julia,
with the u%nrclcnting truthfulncss of G
| years, "becausc then 1 could go to Mrs.
H.'s and you'd have to stay at home and
90 to d."-Bost0n Record.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
ThreShinG by Electricity.

A novel application of electric power
has just been made on the estate of the
Marquis of Salisbury ut Ha.ield, Eng
land. A Grammc machine, driven by
water power a half II mile distant, has
been attached to thrashing machine,
and the result is Stated to be highly sue
~cessful, a regular, rapid and noiseless
power being obtained, together with a
great saving of cost. TO effect a tenn.
porary stoppage Of the machinery, il
necessary, it has been arranged that the
current from the leads can be turned
from the Gramnic machine into a cluste,
of Swan lamps, so that a short break in
the operations does not necessitate any
communication with the source of power
or stoppage of regular working, while al
tho same time it gives warning to the
men when the current is running. Obi
eago Herald. i
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-25
Accidents to Sleep Walkers.

1t seems strange, on the first blush of
the matter, that SO very few accidents
bcfall slecp-walkcrs. The proportion of
instances in which any injury is sustained
by tho subjects of this remarkable state
of scmi-slecp is very small. The cx-
PLANTATION of the immunity is doubtless
to be found in the fact that it is a state
of scmi-slecp in which the slcep-walker
makes his excursion. He is sleeping
only SO far as part of his ccrcbrum is
connected. The rest of his brain is
awake, and, therefore, it is really not a
strange feat to walk carefully and escape
injury, doing all the necessary acts of
avoidance while carrying out some dream
purpose, just as a walking purpose is
fulfilled. The hypothesis obviously
require n very full explanation Of such
an accident us that by which a sleep
walker recently came by her death,
namely, falling out of an open window.
It is not likely to have been part of the
dream to get out of the window. There
must have been some error in the carry
ing out of the process; such. for example,
rs turning to the right instead OF to the
left OH leaving Il room, and thus walking
through a low window instead of through
IL doorway. AS a rule, the senses arc
sufficiently on the alert to enable the
slccp-wakcr to take all precautions for
safety, and when he comes face to face
with a difficulty involving more than
automatic or subconscious sclf-control,
he wakes. We should like to know
more Of the case which has just ended
fatally from some competent medical
observer who has studied the develop
mcnt of this interesting disorder in this
particular instance. Surely a practitioner
was consulted. No case Of sleep walking
should ever be left without medical
scrutiny and counsel. In sleep walking
there is the making of madness, and in
it's inception this d%isordcrly slecplessncss
ought to be staycd.-Lanctt.